The selection process for the Metro DC Dance Awards has three steps:

Step 1
Public Nomination
Nominations are accepted from the public between June 1, 2006 and May 31, 2007 for awards to be presented in September 2007. Anyone who has seen a performance is invited to nominate it for an award. Nominating is easy, just click here to jump to the categories.
Nominations are accepted throughout the year and must be postmarked by May 31, 2007 to qualify for the 2007 awards.

Step 2
Artist Vote
Nominations are checked for eligibility and compiled into an artist ballot, which is distributed to practicing artists. The artist list was originally compiled by Dance/USA as part of its mapping of the DC dance community and also includes past finalists for the MDCDA who are still living in the region. Each artist may vote for up to five nominees in each category, with the exception of the Alan M. Kriegsman Award. This award is determined by artist vote, and each artist may vote for one nominee. Artists are asked to vote for performances which they have seen. The top three to five nominees in each category become the finalists for the season’s awards.

Step 3
Selection Committee Vote
Each member of the selection committee has the opportunity to add one artist in one category to the list of finalists. This artist must have been a nominee on the original artist ballot. Finalists are contacted and asked to provide biographical information and three copies of a videotape of the nominated performance. Members of the selection committee, who are encouraged to attend performances by local artists throughout the season, view videotapes of any finalist performances they have not seen in person. The committee votes during the annual voting meeting held in early September.  Winners will be kept confidential until the awards ceremony in late September. Committee members do not vote in categories in which they have a personal or professional relationship with a finalist.